12 Hours Aloft

Typically, when I think of the proximity of Italy to Oregon, it is far to the east and a bit to the south.

However, I was quite surprised at the route the plane took. We took off from Los Angeles and headed up north over Canada and the Arctic Circle. 

We flew past Greenland and Iceland, then down over Ireland and England, across the English Channel and over France.

We kept flying on past Switzerland and down the boot of Italy and finally into Rome.

I looked at the globe on Google Earth and it makes complete sense.

On the flight I got but only a few winks of sleep. I sat there quite jealous of Kim and Jules, who both zonked out after dinner. Jules was spread out across the middle seat with his head on my lap on one end, and his feet on Kim on the other end. He was probably just about as comfortable as his own bed.

I spent my time catching up on my movie watching and honing my solitaire and sudoku skills, wishing I were as small as Jules.

Well, this isn't the first time I have operated on zero sleep. Fortunately, I will be in the land of awesome coffee and espresso. I'll get a boost when we land and hopefully stay awake until 7 or 8pm local time. If I can do that I will wake up early tomorrow morning ready to see Rome!

We have a ton of things planned.

It is also May Day and I hear there are quite a few things going on to celebrate.

I'm always up for a party.

Ciao.